Laws of the Republic of Texas. Volume Third. Page: 5
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majority of two-thirds of the votes of the qualified voters
of a county shall be required to remove the seat ofjustice
in any of the counties of this Republic that now are or
hereafter may be established; provided, however, that if
in any county the seat of justice should be established at a
greater distance than five miles from the centre of said
county; a majority of all the votes shall be sufficient 'for
its removal, provided such removal shall be within the
limits of five miles from the centre of said county.
Sec. 2. Be itfJirther enacted, That when, in the opinion
of the Chief Justice of any county, the necessary number
of inhabitants apply by petition or otherwise for a removal
of the seat of justice, it shall be the duty of said
chiefjustice to order an election for that purpose giving
due notice thereof, which election shall be held at the
same places, and conducted in the same manner as
elections for members of Congress, and the result of said
election shall establish the seat of justice, in accordance
with the provisions of the first section of this act.
JOSEPH ROWE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MAIRABEAU B. LAMAR,
President of the Senate.
Approved, May 9, 1838. ,
SAM. HOUSTON.
A BILL
To repeal a certain Act therein named.
(An ilct to prohibit the bonding of duties.)
Whereas, the fifth section of an act, entitled an act to
raise a public Revenue by Impost Duties, authorizes the
importer, factor or consignee, to give bond for the payment
of the duties on their importations, in instalments
according to the amount of duties; which act was approved
on the twelfth day of June, 1837.
SEC. 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress assembled,
That from and after the first day of June next, so much
of the aforesaid act as relates to the bonding of duties as
aforesaid, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. Be itfurther enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the Collectors of the different Ports in this Republic,
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